Last month brought quite a wide range of weather to the Commonwealth. Warm, almost summer-like temperatures were felt at the start, and by the end we were witnessing big flakes of snow in parts of Kentucky.

What You Need To Know

  • High and low temperatures were well above normal on average

  • Rainfall amounts were generally below normal, with a few exceptions

  • A late month wintry mix dropped light snow across the Commonwealth

  • Eastern Kentucky experienced the most frozen precipitation

Temperatures

Thanks in part to a very warm start to November, the average temperatures for the month were well above normal. High temperatures in the first 10 days of November reached well into the 70s and 80s, around 15-20 degrees above average.

Precipitation

Rainfall amounts varied across the Commonwealth, but as a whole, Kentucky lacked in precipitation compared to average. This was especially true in places in southwest Kentucky. 

On the last day of the month, a storm system traveled up the Appalachians into the Ohio Valley. Widespread rain transitioned to snow on the 30th, dropping several inches across parts of eastern Kentucky. 

Farther west, only trace amounts were reported.

Here is a breakdown of November 2020 in our four largest cities:

 Actual            Departure

Louisville

High 63.2°            +5.3

Low 42.6°             +3.1

Rain 2.67              -0.92

Snow 0.1”            0.0

Lexington

High 59.1°            +3.7

Low 37.7°             +0.4

Rain 2.31”            -1.22

Snow 2.3”            +2.0

Covington

High 59.6°            +5.6

Low 39.5°             +3.3

Rain 3.75”            +0.32

Snow 1.2”            +0.8

Bowling Green

High 63.7°            +4.3

Low 39.3°            +1.8

Rain 1.89”            -2.33

Snow Trace         0.0